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# toArray

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## toArray(@StreamCapable text: String): Array<String>

Splits a `String` value into an `Array` of characters.

_Introduced in DataWeave version 2.4.0._

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>text</code></p></td><td><p>The <code>String</code> value to transform into an <code>Array</code> of characters (a <code>Array&lt;String&gt;</code> type).</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example shows how `toArray` behaves with different inputs.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import * from dw::util::Coercions
output application/json indent=false
---
{
  a: toArray(""),
  b: toArray("hola")
}
```

#### Output

```Json
{"a": [],"b": ["h","o","l","a"]}
```